leading character
Example Sentences
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The set is the centerpiece of a movie studio that is itself a leading character in Hollywood lore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
“When the transition is made from side character to leading character, we think a lot about what story it is we’re trying to tell,” the showrunner and executive producer Jess Brownell explained.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
“It’s really cool to be able to play a leading character like that,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
“It was a very sweet leading character to play, because the character doesn’t know what’s going on and I didn’t either.”
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022
Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."
From Audrey Craven by May Sinclair
